Sad news!  The passing of a legend...

14 posts

CraigB #1 · Aug 13, 2009 16:15 UTC

Word is just getting out that Les Paul died today at 94... :(

Unlike some, he did have a pretty long and fulfilling life though!

cgtrox #2 · Aug 13, 2009 17:22 UTC

Yeah, just saw this. Have you ever seen some of real old stuff? AWESOME!!

cgtrox 8-)

desertbluesman #3 · Aug 13, 2009 17:25 UTC

Yeah he was a great. I was listening to him as Les Paul and Mary Ford back in the real old days late 40's early 50's. Later on he resurfaced as a jazz player. Pretty good at it too.

New Jersey was his home. He pioneered the multi track tape machine.

Kabala #4 · Aug 13, 2009 17:45 UTC

Sad, but 94, whew, he had a good run.

I agree on his playing, saw a special on country music of all things (I believe, it could've also been about early, multi track recording history which I guess he was also a part of as well) and they had a segment on him and his wife, pretty good playing footage from his youth, dude was a VERY good/clean picker! RIP, LP.

EDIT: oops, didn't see DBM already mentioning the mutli track stuff, sorry.

charger #5 · Aug 13, 2009 19:24 UTC

inventing the solid body guitar and multi-track recording would be a decent legacy, I suppose!

cgtrox #6 · Aug 13, 2009 20:28 UTC

They might even name a guitar after you... :D

cgtrox 8-)

Jon_G #7 · Aug 13, 2009 21:52 UTC

I haven't heard that anywhere on the news over here....a great guitarist to be sure.

Cinvala #8 · Aug 13, 2009 22:58 UTC

Les Paul was shredding before the term was invented.
He was still playing live at 92!
I saw a film clip of him at the jazz club in NY where he played once a week, he was complaining loudly about the feedback in the PA, after a couple of minutes he sheepishly apologised, and admitted that it was his hearing aid making the noise ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnTVVwpApGs

Les Paul playing live last year.

fingers #9 · Aug 13, 2009 23:08 UTC

Just heard it on the news.

Dunno what to say about him as a player as I haven't heard enough - but a guaranteed legendary figure in the history of guitar.

charger #10 · Aug 14, 2009 07:16 UTC

I played my Les Paul for the jam tonight in Les's honor... loads of fun, especially when you crank up the gain...

DreamTheaterRules #11 · Aug 14, 2009 20:18 UTC

charger — Aug 13, 2009inventing the solid body guitar and multi-track recording would be a decent legacy, I suppose!

+1!

CraigB #12 · Aug 14, 2009 20:39 UTC

I posted this over at ION and thought I'd add it here too. I just love the "ego moment" at the end ("What's your name??" "It's on your guitar." 8-) )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_A2nL6mAWk

Rik #13 · Aug 17, 2009 01:59 UTC

+1 for both clips-----------RIP LP

Tripper #14 · Aug 18, 2009 00:20 UTC

This clip makes me smile when I watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Df09Sodpk

Watch the whole thing - it's really funny.

Les was before his time.
Tripper